This new tuba is the first exact copy of the vintage York instrument played by Arnold Jacobs during the last eighteen years of his tenure with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and which is now owned by the CSO. While playing with the CSO for the 1992-93 season, I took new measurements of the horn which Walter Nirschl of Geretsried, Germany and I used to begin design for the new prototype in 1994. We showed the first prototype at the Frankfurt Messe in March 1995, and later in the U.S. at the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference at Northwestern University in June 1995. After testing each of the first production models in Geretsried in December 1996, I chose one of the first five which I now play in the San Francisco Symphony. These tubas are manufactured as orders come in; as of January 1997, eighteen have been manufactured. I have made arrangements for one tuba to tour the United States and be made available for players in some of the major orchestras to try; contact me for more information on this demonstration model.
Walter Nirschl with the new tuba.
The growing list of other artists who have purchased the Nirschl York Tuba:
Warren Deck, New York Philharmonic
Urban Stanquist, Sweden
David Kirk, Houston Symphony Orchestra
Rich Nahatzki, Berlin Radio Orchestra
Berlin Radio Orchestra
Ian Robinson, Chicago freelancer
Simon Styles, Tonhalle Orchestra
Kiyoshi Sato, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra
Yasuhito Sugiyama, Tokyo freelancer
Brock Campbell, Vancouver freelancer
Tom Walsh, Munich Philharmonic
Specifications:
.750 bore
Bell 19 7/8"
Four pistons and one rotary valve
Silver Plated
Each instrument is handmade (unlike the new Hirsbrunners and the Deck model)
Surprisingly lightweight in pounds, but producing a rich, colorful, clear and deep sound.
Gig bags and hard cases specially sized for this instrument are also available.
Price:
$15,000 in Geretsried, Germany (U. S. Customs is 4.2%)
Shipping cost direct to buyers in the U.S. is approximately $400
To Order:
Contact Floyd Cooley, 510 528 8822 (TEL) 510 528 2735 (FAX) cooltuba@aol.com
Walter Nirschl 011 49 81 71 93590 (TEL) 011 49 71 935999 (FAX)
$4,000 deposit required with order; balance due on delivery
